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English

1. 🔊 the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
   “a good boxer needs a good defense”
2. 🔊 protection from harm
   “sanitation is the best defense against disease”
3. 🔊 (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
   “they died in the defense of Stalingrad”
4. 🔊 a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
   “he gave evidence for the defense”
5. 🔊 the justification for some act or belief
   “he offered a persuasive defense of the theory”
6. 🔊 an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
   “he joined the defense against invasion”
7. 🔊 the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
   “the defense called for a mistrial”
8. 🔊 (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
   “his teams are always good on defense”
9. 🔊 a structure used to defend against attack
   “the artillery battered down the defenses”
10. 🔊 the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
    “his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive”
11. 🔊 the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States
12. 🔊 (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

Spanish

1. 🔊 defensa defense
2. 🔊 cobertura defense, coverage
3. 🔊 zaga defense, rearguard

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